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Playoffs Game 1: The Assassin Arrives
Gilbertology —
Stat Line: 24 points (8-16 from the field, 4-5 for three), 3 assists, 1 rebound, 0 steals, and 0 rebounds in 27:47 (+5).
To start this off, let’s go back to a quote from Gil yesterday:
“I’m an assassin. I get buckets. I haven’t played in a long time, but my shot is still there. When I come off the bench, there’s going to be some trouble.”
In his first stint off the bench, I’d say Gilbert was playing more like a sniper, and an accurate one at that, hitting long distance shots like this one: ...
Line Of The Night — 04/19/2008
L.O.N. —
Waking up to the pedestrian voices of Rick Carlisle and Dave Pasch (who? what?), the L.O.N. offices had no idea what was in store for them. Even the disjointed first quarter of the Cavs/Wizards game belied the amazing that was about to happen over the course of the day.
Line Of The Night:
Tim Duncan — 40 points, 15 boards, 5 assists, 3 blocks, 1 steal
Who is the best player in the NBA, again? Who? Also, this game clarified a lot about the Spurs. They are definitely too old. Their window has closed.
Seriously though… if this series continues to play out like the first game, it is going to be beyond classic. ...
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Playoffs Game 1: The Assassin Arrives
gilbertology.net 4/20/2008 — Stat Line: 24 points (8-16 from the field, 4-5 for three), 3 assists, 1 rebound, 0 steals, and 0 rebounds in 27:47 (+5).
To start this off, let’s go back to a quote from Gil yesterday:
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Arenas expected to play with sore wrist —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 4/21/2008
Washington guard Gilbert Arenas is expected to play in Game 2 of the Wizards' series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night despite a sprained right wrist.
Arenas scored 24 points in the opener, but apparently hurt his wrist in the fourth ...
